As Genius contributor fkakatja points out, the opening lines to the song may be a thinly veiled reference to the profile, which took place at the Maritime Apartment Complex:

You took my sadness out of context
At the Mariners apartment complex

In the interview, Del Rey is quoted as saying “I wish I was dead already” in the opening sentence. Following the article’s publication, she shared subsequently deleted tweets criticizing the piece:

I regret trusting The Guardian- I didn’t want to do an interview but the journalist was persistent. Alexis was masked as a fan but was hiding sinister ambitions and angles. Maybe he’s actually the boring one looking for something interesting to write about. His leading questions about death and persona were calculated.

It’s worth noting, however, that Del Rey told BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac that the song is based on her experience with an ex who said that they were similar because “we’re both really messed up.” According to the singer-songwriter, she responded by saying that he actually misread her.

“I said, ‘I’m not sad, I didn’t know that’s what you thought you were relating to me on that level, I’m actually doing pretty good,’” Del Rey recalled. “And he was upset, that’s when I wrote the song. I thought, I had to do this so many times, where you know like, I had to sort of step on that role where I was showing the way and I was being the brighter light.”

Accordingly, Del Rey sings about leading someone through a rough time on the chorus:

You lose your way, just take my hand
You’re lost at sea, then I’ll command your boat to me again
Don’t look too far, right where you are, that’s where I am

Del Rey is set to release another single, “Venice Bitch,” on Sept. 18. According to a press release, her new album is scheduled to arrive sometime in 2019.